Forest & Wildlife Management

Dr V B Mathur | Director | Wildlife Institute of India

What is Forest & Wildlife Management?

A Career in Forest & Wildlife Management is very intriguing. Understanding Why one wants to choose a Career in Forest & Wildlife Management is phenomenally more important than figuring out How to get into Forest & Wildlife Management. Just like you would normally not trust a non Doctor with names of medicines, you should also not trust opinions about Forest & Wildlife Management from non professionals.

Director Dr V B Mathur is an experienced professional with 4 years & 10 months in Forest & Wildlife Management. Here is how Director Dr V B Mathur detailed Forest & Wildlife Management:

Forest management is a branch of forestry concerned with overall administrative, economic, legal, and social aspects, as well as scientific and technical aspects, such as silviculture, protection, and forest regulation. This includes management for aesthetics, fish, recreation, urban values, water, wilderness, wildlife, wood products, forest genetic resources, and other forest resource values.

How Director Dr V B Mathur got into Forest & Wildlife Management?

I did B Sc in Zoology, Botany & Chemistry and M Sc in Zoology from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. I obtained my Doctorate in Wildlife Ecology from University of Oxford, UK. I have served in Indian Forest Services for some time and over two decades at Wildlife Institute of India. I am Director at Wildlife Institute of India.

Director Dr V B Mathur's Talk on Forest & Wildlife Management

Starts with what is:
1)	Forestry & Wildlife Management

Next, it covers Education. We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Forest & Wildlife Management is actually used in real life. The Education section of the Talk clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Forest & Wildlife Management. It details these topics within Education for Forest & Wildlife Management:
2)	Geography
3)	Natural Resources
4)	Zoology
5)	Botany

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Forest & Wildlife Management demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out. It explains Skills needed in Forest & Wildlife Management with these items:
6)	Passion for Outdoors
7)	Care & Concern for Nature
8)	Ability to Work for Long Hours
9)	People Skills
10)	Leadership

Positives of Forest & Wildlife Management are quite interesting. This Talk defines Positives in terms of following items for Forest & Wildlife Management:
11)	Opportunity to Work in Nature
12)	Travelling
13)	Connect with Nature & Wellbeing

It is important that one develops a fair understanding of the Challenges of Forest & Wildlife Management:
14)	Insensitivity towards Environment
15)	No Commercial Returns

In the final section of the Talk, Dr V B Mathur talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
16)	Forestry & Wildlife Management

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LifePage Career Talk on Forest & Wildlife Management

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[Trailer]
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(Forest & Wildlife Management, Dr V B Mathur, Wildlife Institute of India, Director, Indian Forest Services, IFS, Research, Wildlife Management, Zoology, Botany)

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